Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-02

mandng presence, equable temper, and
an exalted ideal of duty, he fulfilled all
the demands Of minister of the gospel,
of sincere christian citizen, husband,
fat her and friend The loss OF such men
is public bereavement.
Lyachbwg 1drance Of the 2sth In
formation was received in this city yes'
terday evening to the effect that Mr w.
J. View, wcllknown in this city, was
found murdered at an early hour yesterday |
morning IN the cemetery near the Viz
ginia Military Institute at Lexington.
Mr.. Wey, who was for long time a |
carpenter and musician in this city, re-
moved to Lexington more than q year (
ago, where he secured a position as leader |
of the band at the Virginia Military lnsti- |
tute. lie did much Of the work on the
new Baptist church, in this city, and was
a thorough mechanic.
Our information is that he was found
yesterday morning, covered with blood
and his head beaten into a jelly. 1t IS |
stated further that stones, covered with
blood, were found near him, showing that
he had been beaten to death. lie leaves
n wife and five children
Three negroes suspected of completely
in the murder, have been arrested, one Of
whom has his face considerably scratched,
showing that he had been recently engaged
in an alteration. When last seen alive,
Mr. View was in company with another
person, whose testimony may be valuable
IL reaching the facts Of the murder
/ Siauniou rirdica'or On Tuesday last
John Douglass, colored, struck with a
shovel and dangerously wounded VIM.
/ Deyine, the fiteen-year-old son OF the
/ late Jas. l.. Deyne inlicting terrible
cash across his face. Both were employed
at the Bark Mil Douglass attempted to
escape but was caught Young Deyine
was removed 10 the home of his mother,
and DR.. II. II. Henkel summoned. At
last accounts the patients condition was
serious, he having been rendered dellrions.
....On Saturday night, Michael Ham.
who ran the shifting engine at Clifton
Forge, was killed 10y the mail train run
ming into his engine. The passenger
train was several hours late, but Mr.
Ham thinking it had arrived in time ran
ais engine on the main track. The passen-
ger tram came rushing in later and ran
into his engine, Mr. Ham was instantly
killed and Engineer Ailstock, of the
passenger train, was badly bruised. Mr.
Ham was n prominent and wcll.to-do
citizen Of Clifton Forge and WAS one Of
the most active members Of the Methodist
church there. He was formerly resident
of Manchester in this Stato--.- Yesterday
Deputy Sheriff ~ c. Watts. lodged in jail
Henry Anderson, colored, charged with
assaulting l.. Quint Coleman, Foreman Of
the Crimora Mines, on the llth inst. Mr..
Coleman's injuries are SAID to Ice very
painful. and were inflicted with stout
bar Of iron. Anderson fed 10 Louisa
county. but was traced there and captured.
, Winchester Macs On Friday morning
last about / o'clock, the house of bir. Jos.
, Fisher, on Cedar Creek in this county,
took fire. and was destroyed entirely, with
all its contents. Loss 500 or $500 Ma
insurance. The fire caught from de-
fective nue. Mr. Fisher is a sober and in
dustrous man, and IA thus being thrown
III ! 4 4 I,.a Ia. atrtunaf Ii 1
Of the entire community. Mariinsburg
Statesman of Wednesday : "Mes-rs. J.
u Bovd Faulkner aud VIM. II. Trayers, a.
. special commissioners, sold the VI. d +
r. r. at public auction, on Monday last
Mr.. j. b. Kearfott, auctioneer. Judg'
Thos. Kennedy, Of Chambersburg, repre-
g senting the c. V. r. X. Company became
p the purchaser, at the price OF So, 1000. TIT
u sale includes eleven miles Of the c. Y
Il System, extending from Martlnsbnrg t.
l. the Potomac river. Now that all lega
i difficulties are removed, it is understood
70 that the {. V. r. X. company will pus
IL the extention Of the road in the earl
- spring We understand that the paper
J. distracted by burglars from the safe o
IL Messrs. Baker 81 Co. some weeks since
TO we're found Monday by Mr. David. Shaul
III and Charlie KcrfoOt in n corn shock hea
- town. BY the way, we learn that a SAT-
+ was cracked in Warrenton the night afie
le the Baker burglary. and it is thought b.
'h the same parties Mr.. Brisco Shull, q
the Marlboro neighborhood lost 215 shock
Cf fodder by fire on Fridy night last, Th
fodder being near the barn the latter wa
be saved only by the exertions of Mr. Shu
ty and his neighbors. The creamery q
of Messrs Taveuner 81 Thatcher has mad
10 an encouraging start. rs yield sc
Id readily at good prices. There must l
all COWS enough in town to run creamer
IL to say nothing Of the country The
was shipped from Newtown aud Middl
Mt. town on Tuesday $500 lbs. Of turke
for the Eastern cities for Thanksgivir
day.. We are sorry to learn that the a
raj cident which lately happened to Thom
in Burwell. of Wildwood, while hunting, HI
'n- resulted in the loss Of one of his eyes.
nst was removed by Baltimore surgeon la
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